airport
Where planes land
An airport is a facility where aircraft take off and land, equipped with runways, terminals, and services for passengers and cargo.
Major airports function as transportation hubs connecting cities and countries: We arrived at the airport three hours early.
Airport also works as a modifier: airport security, airport lounge, airport novel—the last being light reading bought for flights.
Registering one's presence
- securityProtection from threat
- boarding gateAirport embarkation point
- baggage claimWhere travelers retrieve checked items
- passport controlBorder document verification point
customs · duty-free · departure lounge · arrival hall · concourse · ticketing · kiosk · carousel
Comfortable waiting room
- duty-freeExempt from import tariffs
- currency exchangeConverting between national monies
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- gift shopStore selling mementos
restrooms · information desk · lost and found · luggage cart · charging station · WiFi · VIP lounge · prayer room
Paved path for planes
- taxiwayAircraft ground route
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- control towerAviation guidance facility
- airspaceRegulated overhead flight zone
flight path · approach · departure · touchdown · final approach · cleared · ground crew · pushback
Goods being transported
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- cargo terminalFacility handling shipped goods
- palletsFlat freight platforms
- containersObjects for holding things
customs · import · export · manifest · shipment · cargo hold · loading · unloading
check-in
Registering one's presence
- securityProtection from threat
- boarding gateAirport embarkation point
- baggage claimWhere travelers retrieve checked items
passport control · customs · duty-free · departure lounge · arrival hall · concourse · ticketing · kiosk · carousel · announcements
lounge
Comfortable waiting room
- duty-freeExempt from import tariffs
- currency exchangeConverting between national monies
- restaurantPlace serving meals
gift shop · restrooms · information desk · lost and found · luggage cart · charging station · WiFi · VIP lounge · prayer room · nursing room
runway
Paved path for planes
- taxiwayAircraft ground route
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- control towerAviation guidance facility
airspace · flight path · approach · departure · touchdown · final approach · cleared · ground crew · pushback · de-icing
freight
Goods being transported
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- cargo terminalFacility handling shipped goods
- palletsFlat freight platforms
containers · customs · import · export · manifest · shipment · cargo hold · loading · unloading · cargo handler
shuttle
Short-distance transport
- taxiVehicle for hire
- rideshareShared vehicle transit
- car rentalShort-term automobile lease
parking · bus · train · monorail · curbside · drop-off · pickup · limousine · valet · long-term parking
- compound wordsbookmark, breakdown, sunlight, breakup, snowflake
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, airplanes
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
- travel termsnonstop, direct, one-way, round-trip, bus
- busy placesmarketplace, train station, hospital, school, mall
airporttrain station
Passenger boarding facility for locomotives
seaport · harbor · bus station · railway station · port
airporthome
One's personal residence
destination · residence · homestead · dwelling · settlement
- JFK AirportNew York's busiest international terminal
- airport securityPassenger and luggage inspection
- international airportFacility for foreign flights
- airport shuttleVehicle serving travelers' ground transport
- airport loungePremium terminal waiting space
- airport terminalPassenger processing facility